A Tax Plan for the Cayman Islands and Switzerland The FACT Coalition
Allied Irish Bank to pay no corporation tax for 20 years: CEO Irish Examiner
'The anomaly has come about because the bank has a so-called deferred tax asset of €3bn, which under tax and accounting rules allows it to offset … [Read more...]

It's an ill-wind that blows no one any good, as they say. There was a call that really seemed to resonate with those British voters who opted for their country to leave the European Union in the referendum: 'take back control'. And who doesn't want to do that? But as Dr Kevin Farnsworth of Corporate … [Read more...]

We're pleased to share this blog from Senior Policy Advisor at Oxfam Novib, Francis Weyzig, originally published here on how tax havens continue to undermine the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard, an information standard for the automatic exchange of tax and financial information on a global level. … [Read more...]

On February 13th, 2017 TJN published a paper titled "Trusts: Weapons of Mass Injustice?", which has attracted critical attention from practitioners and tax havens. This is our response.
Our paper, “Trusts: Weapons of Mass Injustice?”[1] asks some deep and searching questions about the role trusts … [Read more...]

The European Commission has released a statement which could well signal the beginning of the end for the OECD’s international tax rules, and the arm's length principle on which they are based.
The current rules, which date to decisions taken at the League of Nations in the inter-war years, are … [Read more...]

In edition 69 of our monthly podcast, the September 2017 Taxcast we look at our over-reliance on unhelpful economic measures like Gross Domestic Product and how it constrains us. Also:
we discuss hurricanes, tax havens and disaster capitalism
the bitcoin bubble - China may be closing its … [Read more...]

Tax Justice Network’s (TJN) 2016 Annual Report and audited accounts are available to view here. More than any other year they record a year of extraordinary achievement and an significant moment of transition as John Christensen, TJN’s founding director, steps into a new research role and hands on … [Read more...]

Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on how to stop inequality and tax avoidance The Sydney Morning Herald
'The first tax reform we need is to get a global agreement to end the tax competition race to the bottom and make sure that there isn't massive tax avoidance"
Ghana announces … [Read more...]

We're delighted that Michael Oswald's documentary film The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire has won the monthly Global Award from the Berlin Around International Film Festival (ARFF).
The Spider's Web, which was co-produced by TJN's John Christensen, draws inspiration from Nicholas Shaxson's … [Read more...]

Campaigns for tax justice are gathering pace around the world. Tax consciousness is taking its place at the heart of political debate, where it belongs. We're pleased to share this week's news of the newly formed Coalition for Tax Fairness, which is made up of groups representing over 4 million … [Read more...]

In July 2017 director Michael Oswald’s latest film, The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire was premiered at the Frontline Club in London. It has since had several screenings in London and public screenings can be organised from November onwards. This fascinating interview just published in … [Read more...]

This is cross-posted from Huffington Post, South Africa.
It's time to recognise the big four firms for what they are - or we'll continue getting stung, says economist and Chief Executive of the Tax Justice Network, Alex Cobham.
And so another international firm providing 'professional services' … [Read more...]

Welcome to this month’s latest podcast and radio programme in Spanish with Marcelo Justo and Marta Nuñez, downloaded and broadcast on radio networks across Latin America and Spain. ¡Bienvenidos y bienvenidas a nuestro podcast y programa radiofónica! (abajo en castellano).
In the September 2017 … [Read more...]

The UN has just released an updated edition of its United Nations Handbook on Selected Issues in Protecting the Tax Base of Developing Countries. While technical in style and cautious in approach, the UN tax handbook identifies a range of issues in which the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting … [Read more...]

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We are an independent international network launched in 2003. We conduct high-level research, analysis and advocacy on international tax; on the international aspects of financial regulation; on the role of tax in society; and on the impacts of tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax 'competition' and tax havens. We seek to create understanding and debate, and to promote reform, especially in poorer countries. We are not aligned to any political party.